Illinois to invest 577 million in state funds for 1968
State Treasurer Adlai Stevenson III announced a 1968 program distributing 210 million to all Illinois banks as depositories and allocating 100 million for banks willing to provide private housing financing. A 20 million disaster-area reserve and 100 million for banks funding community services complete the plan, with 50 million in demand and trust accounts and 97 million in securities. Banks decide individually on participation. 1,065 banks exist in the state.
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Chicago
Adlai Stevenson III
Stevenson
Illinois
Federal Housing Authority
Small Business Administration
Treasury
Southern Illinois University
Robert C. Shrimple
The
Illinois Bankers Association
Shrimple
Longevity Gap Between Women and Men Widening
HAL BOYLE notes a growing life expectancy gap with women living seven years longer than men today, up from one year in 1920. The piece also touchs on hair patterns, tax facts, education trends, quirky jobs, and a Swedish study linking cousin marriage to health risks.
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Hal Boyle
New York
America
Uncle Sam
Tax Foundation, Inc
Internal Revenue Service
H.G. Wells
U.S
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hollywood
Ethel
Sweden
Illinois Chief Justice backs free press in state courts
Chief Justice Roy J. Solfisburg told the Illinois Sigma Delta Chi chapter at Northern Illinois University that Illinois courts favor a free and responsible press. He warned against strict guidelines and said reforms should be handled case by case with good judgment from both press and bench.
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National Journalistic Society
Northern Illinois University
United States Supreme Court
Car Fire On Illinois 113 Extinguished Before Arrival
Morris volunteer firemen were dispatched at 7 50 p m Wednesday to extinguish a car fire on Illinois 113. They were recalled to the station before reaching the scene when the blaze was reportedly out.
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Morris
Illinois 113
Marriages Among Unrelated Men Feature Noted in Record
Fragment cites marriages where the partners are unrelated men. The item notes social or demographic context within a local society record.
Traffic Court Fines Trim Violations in Mazon Crest Hill
Lester C. Sours of Mazon paid ten dollars and five dollars in costs for an expired trailer safety sticker. Thomas A. Offerman of Crest Hill paid ten dollars and five dollars for speeding eighty in a seventy zone. Frank S. Strait of Pleasant Street paid ten dollars and five dollars for no valid safety test.
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Lester C. Sours
Mazon
Thomas A. Offerman
Crest Hill
Frank S. Strait
Pleasant St
Stolen Tiger Sold To Pet Shop In California
In Hermosa Beach California Ray Folsom bought a 3 month old tiger cub for 150 dollars from youths who claimed they traveled with the animal in their car. The cub had been stolen Sunday from the San Francisco Zoo and weighs about 30 pounds. It is slated to be flown home today.
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Hermosa Beach
Calif
Ray Folsom
Colorado
Folsom
San Francisco
Apple yard elected bishop coadjutor in Pittsburgh ceremony
The Rev Canon Robert B Apple yard was elected bishop coadjutor of the Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese and will be elevated in a ceremony at St Pauls Cathedral. Trinity Cathedral suffered extensive fire damage last July and repairs remain incomplete. church officials could not comment.
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Pittsburgh
Robert B. Appleyard
Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese
St. Paul’s
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Trinity
Episcopal Church
Stock Market Rally Sustains Broad Gains In Midday Trading
The New York market extended a vigorous rally with about seven advances for every four declines. Dow at noon rose 2.60 to 884.94 while the AP average gained 0.8 to 316.8 with industrials up and utilities and rails mixed. Major movers included IBM Xerox Du Pont and American Motors leading flight in airlines computers and electronics.
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New York
Associated Press
du Pont
Homestake
Zenith
IBM
Xerox
American Motors
Martin Marietta
First
Charter Financial
Great Western Financial
Evans Products
American Telephone
Detroit Steel
Occidental Petroleum
Raytheon
Eastman Kodak
Pan American
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Lady Schick
Liberty St
Johnson
NASA
Michoud
New Orleans
Justice For Free Press
Santa
DUA
Christmens
First National Bank of Morris
First National Bank
Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Cash Grain
Ste Twiret
Accutron
Page Jewelers
Liberty
Ill
Marbon Chemical
Linmar
Marbon
Illinois River
Ottawa
Marseilles
Illinois Valley
Marron Chemical
Canal Road
Jon Baker
Borg
P. O. Box
Ottawa, Illinois
Warner
Marbon Chemicals
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